Why is pennywise gay

Richie lived outside of these parameters. There was no forced womanizing, no gay-bashing. Though, he did fear weakness represented by Stanley. Screenwriter Gary Dauberman and Hader have both shared their thoughts about the depiction. The second chapter of It attempts to reveal the way dormant childhood trauma springs forth in adulthood.

We Need to Talk About the Gay Stuff in IT: Chapter Two

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She beams. Then, suddenly, the movie cuts to a few local teenagers who see the kiss. The teenagers taunt the men. The lovers taunt them back and walk away. But as the lovers try to leave the fair, the teens catch up to them, then mercilessly attack them. The teens shove away his inhaler, pick him up, and throw him over a railing into a shallow creek below.

Screen Rant

The main issue with this scene is that the film as a whole fails to justify the portrayal of a homophobic hate crime as anything other than a bog-standard, horror movie opening kill. It has been reduced to a small handful of shots and scenes that are never brought explicit attention to.